Abstract:
:Elizabethkingia miricola is a Gram-negative rod that was initially isolated from condensation water of the space station Mir. This is the 1st reported case of human disease caused by this organism.
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Diagn Microbiol Infect Disjournal_title
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious diseaseauthors
Green O,Murray P,Gea-Banacloche JCdoi
10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.07.015subject
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2008-12-01 00:00:00pages
430-2issue
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0732-8893issn
1879-0070pii
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62pub_type
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journal_title:Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
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journal_title:Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
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journal_title:Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
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journal_title:Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
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journal_title:Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
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journal_title:Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
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journal_title:Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.10.006
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journal_title:Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
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